Educational toy.



I. LEWIS.

EDUCATIONAL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2a. 1916.

Patented Dec. 5, 19l6.

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$1 1: 0 Mme-1 for the same purpose, thus maps for stratemosses.

JEWEL LEWIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

EDUCATIONAL 'roY.

mamas Specification of Letters Patent. I

, To all whom it may concem I when inflated,

Be it known that 1-,JEWEL Lnw rs,ja citizen of the United States, and aresident of of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Educational Toys, of which the following is a specificai Hemisphere drawn to thesame scale. The

. article may obviously'be used for other like purposes, whereby, inaddition to the amusement afi'orded, it has a high .value. By its usethe location of the printion. a

. Thisfinvention relates'to improvements in educational. toys andparticularly to such as are adapted for the purpose of teachinggeography, while at the same time ailord-j ing an innocent andpleasurable amusement.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an inflatable bodyuponwhich may be'inscribed any desired device, it being particularlyappropriate for maps because of the spherical shape which-the toyassumes taking the" place of a far more expensive globe, commonly madeuse of gical and other like purposes can be made I in aform easy tocarry and which can be in dated for inspection as desired. 25

A second object is to combine with the device a peculiar form of inletvalve whereby the globe may be inflated with unusual case, as by acontinuous succession of air pufis as produced by the mouth of a child;and finally to provide such devices that are inexpensive to constructand which are of relatively lasting quality.

These andv other objects are attained'by the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a material part of this specification, and in whichFigure 1 is a front elevation of the toy expanded and showing a map ofthe Western 'l-lemisphere upon its surface. Fig. 2 is a fractionalsectional view taken substantially on the center line of Fig. 1. Fig. 3shows the device in a partially collapsed or deflated position, and Fig.1 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on in suchelasticity that when col. may be folded into a small comp the surface ofthe main body A I l Application filed March 28, 1916. Serial No.'87,174.

Patented Dec. 5', 191.6.

exhibited devices of educational nature, as

for instance the maps clearly shown in Fig.-

1, the same being imprinted in bright colors Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State contrasting with the back ground or body surface whichhas a bright, glossy finish, and 1n the case shown, will indicate water.The other side may have upon it the Eastern educational cipal countriesshown on the map of the world may be readily acquired with the same easeas from an ordinary globe.

-The casing is provided with a narrow neck 12, formed of'the samematerial and containing at the lower part anfleularged annulus 14c inwhich is a loosely contained disk 15, of any preferred material, the QX-treme lower end of the stem being engaged by bands 16, or the like, to atube 17, contaming a small central perforation 18, en-

tween its inner surface and the edge of the disk 15.

Immediately when the current of air' ceases, the disk 15 returnsdownward clos ing the passage 18 and preventing any emission of air fromthe globe. When it is desired to deflate the globe a pin or stylus, (notshown), is passed upward through the passage 18, raising the disk, andallowing the pressure to escape.

Thus it will be seen that a very simple, in expensive device isproduced, well calculated to provide entertainment and instruction or toconvey information in a novel manner.

Having thus described my invention what claim new and desire to secureby Lettors Pat is in a, device of the class described, air-tight,flexible casing capable of being expanded into a globular shape havinga' covered by said disk whereby air is presurfaoe adapted to receivecartographical invented from escaping from said casing. 10 scriptions, aflexible stem formed with said Signed at New York, in the county ofcasing having an enlarged annulus in its New York and State of New York,this 27th 5 neck midway in its length, an imperfoday of March, A. D.1916.

rate disk loosely contained therein, and JEWEL LEWIS. a mouth pieceengaged With said stem, said Witness: mouth-piece having an openingnormally FRANCIS J. NEKARDA.

